Walker, a Republican, is set to take office Jan. 3. His requests
signal that he wants to block the Democratic administration from
making any last-minute moves that could hamstring him later.

In a letter to Department of Administration Secretary Dan
Schooff, Walker thanked the administration for its "gracious
cooperation" with his transition so far. In the next paragraph he
starts ticking off projects he wants dropped immediately. Schooff
fired off a letter hours later telling Walker that he doesn't
understand the initiatives.

"Obviously," Schooff wrote, "you have not had the opportunity
to be briefed on these items."

Walker requested Doyle freeze any implementation of the federal
health care reform law in Wisconsin, saying the reforms will affect
the state's medical assistance programs and that he plans to allow
Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen to join a multistate
lawsuit challenging the law.

Walker asked Doyle to end all negotiations on state workers'
2009-2011 contracts until he takes office. He said he wants to
consider them as part of the upcoming state budget.

He demanded the administration stop developing new
administrative rules. If any new regulations were really needed
they would have been completed by now, he said, and rushing to
finish them before he takes office could hurt the state's ability
to attract jobs to the state.

He also asked Doyle to hold off on hiring for permanent state
civil service positions. He said he wants to prevent political
appointees from moving into civil service jobs and promised to
review any new permanent hires over the next two months "so they
can be considered for termination."

He also told Doyle to nix plans to install a biomass boiler at a
University of Wisconsin-Madison plant and begin planning for a
natural gas boiler. The move could save the state $100 million, he
said.

"I am confident we can find common ground on my five requests
and continue to work towards an orderly transition," Walker wrote.

Schooff wrote in his letter that the health care changes will
require legislation and won't go into effect until at least 2013.
Plans for the power plant call for both natural gas and biofuel
capabilities, he added.

He did not address Walker's other requests in the letter but
offered to brief Walker on any measures he wishes.